Character you have become most attached to.

[SoranMBane]

Isaac Clarke in Dead Space 2. It would take a long, depressing explanation of my personal life to properly explain why, so to make a long story short, I can relate to a lot of what he's going through with Nicole because it reminds me of what I went through when my mom died. That combined with the fact that he's just an all-around awesome dude means I care about him a lot. Playing Dead Space 2 felt like I was literally battling my own bottled up grief through that character, and as a result, it's probably the one game that's had the most powerful emotional impact on me.

 

[crudus]

I am going to have to say Johnny from RPG Shooter: Starwish. It is amazing how my favorite character is from a bloody flash game.

 

[yuval152]

Altair from AC1

 

[TheLoneBeet]

Zack from Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. I really liked him in that game.

Also John Marston from Red Dead Redemption. The ending of that game was a real boot in the balls.

Spoiler: Funny bit about the ending.

I tried really hard to shoot that son of a ***** Edgar Ross during the last scene where you're gunned down.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

I seem to like arrogant douchebags when I play games. I would never hang out with them in real life, but they are just written so well.

A list of the characters I like:
Ethan Thomas (Condemned 2 version)
John Marston (the only non-arrogant character I like, and I would so hang out with Mr. Marston)
Travis Touchdown
Garcia Hotspur
Augustus Sinclair Esq. (that Georgian accent makes it impossible for anyone to hate him.)

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

I really liked Leen from Grandia. A tragic and flawed character, but she is awesome nonetheless. And hella cute, too.

 

[Alon Shechter]

Agrippa from Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
He just chills on the chains and talks to you.

 

[LordBongo]

Also John Marston from Red Dead Redemption. The ending of that game was a real boot in the balls.

Spoiler: Funny bit about the ending.

I tried really hard to shoot that son of a ***** Edgar Ross during the last scene where you're gunned down.

I tried to do the exact same thing, hoping, PRAYING that it might change the outcome. Nope.

And as far as favourite characters go, I'd have to say mine is Mr. Marston as well. His story is a sad one, indeed...

 

[TheSolemnHypnotic]

Hope and Snow from FFXIII. I will not discuss why.

 

[Amondren]

Zeke from Imfamous 2 he made me tear up at the evil ending.

 

[Smertnik]

First of all of course Agro and Yorda, those were the characters I cared the most about, especially Yorda. Hardly anyone comes even close.

The ME2 crew deserves a mention as well. I remember becoming more and more attached to them over the course of the game, especially because of their personal missions.


edit: I'm the first to mention Yorda? I'm disappoint, Escapist.

 

[King Toasty]

Megatron. He's ambitious, creative, and really, really wants to save his planet. You could argue he's doing it wrong, but he's got drive. Literally.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

I think my most recent case would be Cole McGrath from Infamous.
Now I'm not going to spoil (hopefully) so I'll just say the good ending of Infamous 2 and leave it there.

So your turn, which character have you genuinely become attached to?

I really didn't like Cole too much in the first game, he was too bland and grumpy. In the second though, they really did make you care about him, especially the scene near the end with him simply hanging out with Zeke, which I think really helped the ending.

Cole was alright, but Zeke ended up being, to me, one of the best characters in gaming of all time. Regardless of what morality Cole is, Zeke is an awesome buddy character and I really liked him by the time the game was over. Plus, even when the situation calls for him to be serious, Zeke stays the same character. A lot of times in games (or any type of written media for that matter) characters will kick into melodrama mode, where almost all their characteristics are thrown out the window and all of their dialog could fit any character with same objective regardless of personality. Almost everything Zeke says or does either enforces his character or reveals more about him.

Spoiler: Zeke's best scene happens in the evil ending. This spoiler tab will talk about it.

There's a point where Zeke has the ray sphere, which Cole needs to destroy and Zeke needs to live. At this point there's no corny "you betrayed me!" or "I wish it didn't have to come to this!" bullshit. Zeke doesn't try to convince Cole that he's wrong. He doesn't angrily curse him for being such a selfish prick. All he says before trying in vain to stop Cole is "You know I gotta try." That's it. That one line in that context expresses so much about the character. He knows that Cole's made up his mind, and he knows Cole fully understands the situation so he knows there's no point in trying to spell it out for him or convince him to change his mind. He doesn't want to shoot his friend, and he knows it's not going to work, but he wants to at least go out like a man rather than just giving Cole the ray sphere and dieing later anyways. Even the way he phrases it "You know I gotta try" as if to say "we both know what's going to happen here, so let's just get it over with" speaks volumes about the character's personality.

Having to put him down was by far the closest I've ever come to crying from a game.

 

[ABLb0y]

I've always had a fondness for Vanille and Hope from Final Fantasy XIII. Vanille because she's sweet and innocent, despite being horribly broken, and Hope, because we basically are the same (IE: Whiny, bored 14 year old.)

 

[neonsword13-ops]

John Marston. A Good man.

 

[Fledge]

Kimahri in FFX and Nanaki, Aeris and Cid in FFVII.

 

[Sansha]

Rose of Sharon Cassidy from New Vegas.

While I think the rest of the game was rubbish, I loved what they did with the companions. I took all of them on their 'self-discovery' quests, and enjoyed the hell out of getting to know the developing characters, but Cass was easily my favorite.

Her story was genuinely sympathetic, and even after it I enjoyed her company. Almost every location came with a little commentary, she yelled at me for taking drugs due to her inherited heart problem, and her entire conversational repertoire was interesting.

That, and her total psychopathic nature is actually balanced with mercy and doing the right thing. I gave her the unique Hunting Shotgun and enjoyed watching her obliterate anything that dared stand in our way.

I don't play New Vegas anymore because I simply have more fun in Fallout3, and the DLC's are shit, and I miss the companions, especially Cass. That's what you'd call exceptional character design.

Too bad the rest of the game was a joke.

 

[Kyber]

Captain Price, all the way from Call of Duty 2, Master Chief from Halo and My Warden and My Hawke from the Dragon Age series, for some odd timespace continium they are the same person (atleast thats how i like to imagine it)

 

[superstringz]

Vriska Serket from Homestuck. I went so far as to hold a moment of silence when she died. Then I couldn't stop laughing at the sad!Nic Cage hiding in the corner of the image.